Our Altair™ Louvre Window Selection Guide has recently been updated and is a highly sought after brochure, as it provides a step-by-step process for choosing louvre windows that suit individual needs. It is an essential document that was developed to minimise confusion with the decision making process due to the many design concepts that make up Altair™ Louvres.

An online version will be available in the coming months to allow you to create an electronic Altair™ Louvre Window report. This document can be taken to any Breezway window Fabricator and they will help you place your order. If you would like a copy of our brochure, you can click the image or send an email to sales@breezway.com.au. Don't forget Specifiers, we are always happy to provide you the promotional material you need to assist your customers in the best way possible.

We also have a Breezway Ideas Book with a new front cover. The Ideas Book is a great way to promote our products to End Users. This brochure is educational and illustrates the different applications in which Louvre Windows can be incorporated into a home or office building.

For a copy, please use the email address above or click on the image.

Our new Design Manual clearly illustrates all the important technical elements that make up each of our products including test reports, installation instructions, features and benefit lists, warranty information etc. It is a very useful source for Architects and Building Designers in particular. So if you would like to have a copy for your business, please contact your local Breezway Area Manager on the numbers below. Alternatively you can email us at sales@breezway.com.au to receive a copy.

NSW Rosalie Price 0403 332 176 QLD Colyn Sommer 0419 641 959 VIC Greg Mahoney 0433 027 700 SA Murray Hildebrand 0419 249 613 WA Sean Smith 0430 033 297 NT Bill Cloumassis 0419 641 504 FNQ Richard Cooper 0433 430 287

Our Fakro Skylights are a key aspect to our proposition of bringing light, air and space to any contemporary building design. We have been working with Fakro to develop a range of blinds and accessories to choose from, so you can live comfortably in your home or office environment.
Products soon to arrive will include:

• An Electric powered Fakro Skylight with automatic rain sensors. This can be controlled by remote or wall switch.
• Electric powered and manually operated Venetian Blinds for Fixed and Opening Fakro Skylights 

For your interest, we already offer manually operated Blockout Blinds in Beige for our Fixed Fakro Skylights. Click here for installation instructions.

Low e coatings are microscopically thin and invisible to the naked eye and are used to increase the insulating properties of glass. This means that the insulating benefits of low e glass can be combined with the ventilation benefits of Altair™ Louvres to make a more energy efficient window which keeps homes cooler in summer and warmer in winter. Energy efficient windows not only lead to a reduction in a home’s running costs, but also a reduction in the amount of damaging greenhouse gasses released into our atmosphere from the running of power-hungry heating and cooling systems.

Breezway Low e Clear Glass Blades are available from 1 August 2007.

The Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre underwent a $14 million upgrade, designed to specifically reinforce environmental sustainability while enhancing the comfort and aesthetic appeal of the building. Breezway Altair™ Louvre Windows provided the new design with natural ventilation, the option to motorise the louvres and the proposal that they could be used in conjunction with a mixed mode air-conditioning system. The design incorporated the louvres in an interesting manner where they were used extensively in the foyer area, creating a suitable dramatic entrance which fulfilled an important role in the cultural and social life of the area. Click here to view the complete project profile.

There are two internal DIFOT measures for the business - Headline DIFOT & Customer DIFOT.

For those of you who are unaware what DIFOT means, it stands for ‘Delivered In Full and On Time’.

Headline DIFOT is a broad measure of Coorparoo manufacturing performance. However, to ensure we deliver quality products and services to our customers in the most accurate and efficient way, we have also developed Customer DIFOT as the primary KPI of the business. It is calculated based upon headline DIFOT from all sites but also includes the number of credit notes, reworks, service jobs and alterations to orders. While this measure is extremely tough, we believe it demonstrates the direct impact our business has on our customers.

Over the last twelve months we have significantly improved our headline and customer DIFOT – since the 29th of May we have maintained a headline DIFOT of 100% and customer DIFOT above 92%.

Furthermore, we are very careful to ensure that only the highest quality products leave our factory. Each order is now subject to a final quality inspection before despatch (you will notice the new checklists attached to all orders despatched from our factory) and this has further improved the satisfaction levels enjoyed by our customers.

Please note: Breezway offers a five day lead time for Altair™ Louvre Window components and surround frames. Fakro Skylights and Access Ladders are also held locally in Sydney and are despatched within 48 hours of order placement.

Participating in trade and home show events throughout the year is important for Homeowners and Specifiers to be able to view our products and ask questions that will help assist the decision making process when building or renovating.

29th – 31st March 2007
National Building Designers Association Conference Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast

This event was a great opportunity for Breezway to exhibit our Powerlouvre ™ Window to Building Designers for the first time alongside our other valued products. As you can see we also launched our 2007 Hawaiian Shirt, but attendees had to 'earn' their prize through participating in our very first Breezway Treasure Hunt!!

19th – 21st April 2007
Form & Function / DesignEx Melbourne Convention Centre

Form & Function marked the unveiling of our new custom built display stand which incorporated mounted samples of all of our products and has a very modern, up-market image. The fresh, professional looking stand was built by our design company called Icatchers in Brisbane and we thank them for all their hard work in helping Breezway exhibit our products in such a wonderful way.

10th – 13th May 2007
HIA Sydney Home Show Sydney Exhibition & Convention Centre

Our first home show for the year, exhibiting our new Powerlouvre ™ Window and Fakro® Skylights and Access Ladders proved to be huge success among Homeowners and Renovators.

1st – 3rd June 2007
Master Builders Association
Building & Home Improvements Show Melbourne Exhibition Centre

9th – 10th June 2007
Auckland Home Ideas Expo 
Auckland Home Ideas Centre

21st – 22nd June 2007
Window Association of New Zealand Conference
Novotel, Rotorua

24th – 26th June 2007
DesignEx / BuildNZ
ABS Showgrounds, Greenland, Auckland

If you missed out on any of the above shows, don’t be disappointed because we have plans to exhibit at a few more shows around the country later in the year. Check out the schedule below and mark them in your calendars today. We would love to see you there!!!!

18th - 20th July 2007
The Cairns Show (All welcome)
Cairns Show Grounds

3rd – 5th August 2007
HIA Brisbane Building & Renovation Expo (All welcome)
Brisbane Exhibition & Convention Centre

27th – 29th September 2007
Australian Window Association Conference (Architects, Designers Welcome)
Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast

10th – 14th October 2007
Architectural Designers New Zealand Conference (ADNZ members only)
Couran Cove Island Resort, Gold Coast

25th – 28th October 2007
HIA Perth Spring Home Show (All welcome)
Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre

If you have seen our stand recently at any of the above shows, please contact us and let us know what you think about the design of our products. We value your opinion and this will aid in the product development and continual innovation of all products involved.

We would love to hear any feedback you may have about the Breezway Bulletin. If you need any further information about our products and services please do not hesitate to contact us on 1800 777 758 or email sales@breezway.com.au

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